Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited

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Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
Studio album by
Mercury Rev
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
GenreGothic country[1]
Length42:42
LabelPartisan
ProducerMercury Rev
Mercury Rev chronology
The Light in You
(2015) 		Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]

Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited is an album by American rock band Mercury Rev. The album, which is a re-imagining of Bobbie Gentry's 1968 album The Delta Sweete, was released on February 8, 2019 through Partisan Records.[8] Song-by-song cover version of the album with "Louisiana Man" replaced by "Ode to Billie Joe".

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Bobbie Gentry, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artist(s)Length
1."Okolona River Bottom Band" Norah Jones4:36
2."Big Boss Man"
Hope Sandoval3:24
3."Reunion" Rachel Goswell2:21
4."Parchman Farm"Mose AllisonCarice van Houten3:47
5."Mornin' Glory" Laetitia Sadier3:22
6."Sermon" Margo Price4:31
7."Tobacco Road"John D. LoudermilkSusanne Sundfør2:51
8."Penduli Pendulum" Vashti Bunyan and Kaela Sinclair3:10
9."Jesseye' Lisabeth" Phoebe Bridgers3:04
10."Refractions" Marissa Nadler2:28
11."Courtyard" Beth Orton3:31
12."Ode to Billie Joe" Lucinda Williams5:37

Personnel[edit]

Mercury Rev

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 90
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 139
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 184
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 32
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tyler, Kieron (February 6, 2019). "CD: Mercury Rev - Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 5, 2019). "Mercury Rev: Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' Revisited". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Ham, Robert (February 11, 2019). "Mercury Rev Shine a Welcome Light on Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (February 12, 2019). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Johnson, Stephen (February 8, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Rosen, Craig (February 6, 2019). "Mercury Rev, Beth Orton & Marissa Nadler on Resurrecting Bobbie Gentry's Lost Classic". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "Mercury Rev Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "Mercury Rev Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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